2 x 45 minute sets within a 2 hour period |
Full 5-piece band: £908 |
4 piece : £726 |
Trio: £558 |
We do not provide a DJ service, but low level background music can be put on through the P/A during the break between sets if required. |
SB Band are five-piece gypsy swing band, playing rhythm-fuelled exciting renditions of popular songs from the 1930s to the present day, in the style of Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli and the Hot Club of France. They are a fantastic group of musicians who have performed widely in Devon and Cornwall, and across the UK.
Based in Plymouth, Devon
Selection from 1930s repertoire:
Ain’t Misbehavin’
Anything Goes
Autumn Leaves
Bare Necessities
Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen
Bossa Dorado
Blue Moon
Cheek to Cheek
Dark Eyes
Dream a Little Dream
Fly Me to The Moon
Georgia on my Mind
I Got Rhythm
I Wanna Be Like You
I Wanna Be Loved By You
It Don’t Mean A Thing
Joseph Joseph
La Mer
La Vie En Rose
Minor Swing
Nagasaki
Over the Rainbow
Puttin' on the Ritz
Summertime
Sway
Sweet Georgia Brown
Tainted Love
That Man
Undecided
Walking My Baby Back Home
When I Get Low, I Get High
Why Don’t You Do Right
Sheltered dry space to perform where equipment will not get wet, with enough space for the musicians. A power supply (unless arranged differently in advance).
Yes, we’re completely self-contained. We bring our own PA system to all of our gigs as well as a simple lighting rig.
We need to know any directions that will help us find the venue and find the right place to load in our equipment. We’d also need to know where to set up and where the power sockets are.
Yes, we’re happy to play gypsy swing music from Spotify between our sets if required to maintain the ambience.
The musicians in the band have performed in various line-ups, on BBC Radio, for celebrities (Dawn French, Rick Stein), at the V&A museum, Edinburgh Fringe and countless other festivals and events.
Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli, The Rosenberg Trio, Postmodern Jukebox.
We have all performed from childhood, and have met each other as professional musicians in recent years. We all have a shared interest in lively upbeat and catchy swing music.
We love to be on stage - any excuse!
Arrival: 1 hour or less before the performance.
Less than one hour to setup, 30 minutes to pack down and leave.
Three hours on site is our standard.
We’re happy to play outside but we ask for shade, a flat level surface and a power supply close to the performance area.
We can learn specific songs before events, but we usually limit this to one specially chosen song. The clients are welcome to pick a set list from our repertoire or let us choose the music for them.
Common words:
Happy, fun, lively, delightful, catchy, talented
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